First Book On Websphere

[Mike Gerd]

Im looking a short relatively new book on websphere written with the developer and not the admin in mind. Any Suggestions?

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Mikey,
What version of WebSphere?

[Mike Gerd]

Hi Jeanne,
I'm not too familiar with the versions of websphere but anything thats compliant with j2ee 1.4 and beyond. I'm guessing that v5.x and beyond? I narrowed down a few books among them was
1.)WebSphere Application Server: Step by Step by Rama Turaga(this appears to be for admins?) or
2.)IBM WebSphere: Deployment and Advanced Configuration by Roland Barcia.

Which do you recommend? are there any others I should consider.

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Mikey,
WAS 5 only supported J2EE 1.3. WAS 6 was the first version that supported 1.4. Versions 5 & 6 are quite similar from the server and admin console point of view.

> IBM WebSphere: Deployment and Advanced Configuration by Roland Barcia.
I own this book. It's really good. It is written for WAS 5, but I would still recommend it. The book is the third in a series. The series is meant for developers and admins so things are written from the perspective of both. The first book in this series (Enterprise Java Programming with IBM WebSphere - Kyle Brown's book) is even more developer oriented. Kyle's book is more about the IDE though, which has changed since version 5.

I think you would like #2 (Roland Barcia's book)

[Merrill Higginson]

I'd also suggest browsing the IBM Redbooks website. Redbooks are written by teams of IBM developers, and they're generally quite good. IBM provides soft copies of redbooks free of charge, downloadable from the above website.

In particular, you would find the Rational Application Developer V6 Programming Guide a good fit. It's written specifically for the Rational Application Developer (RAD) IDE, which is not free. However, if your company has purchased any WebSphere licenses, chances are they got a few licenses of RAD thrown in as part of the deal. You can also get a 60 day trial copy here.
[ July 08, 2007: Message edited by: Merrill Higginson ]

[Mike Gerd]

Hey thanks for the info. I will be checking it out. Thanks again.